BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical

BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical at Fisher Theatre - MI

Betty Boop has spent nearly a century being everybody's favorite cartoon sweetheart. But what if she wants something for herself? BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical gives the famous black-and-white star a wild idea: take one ordinary day off. The trouble starts when her escape leads straight into the color, noise, romance, and possibility of New York City.

That contrast is the fun of this musical. Betty knows how to entertain an audience. She doesn't necessarily know what to do when the world stops treating her like a celebrity and starts asking her to make real choices. Bob Martin's book gives the familiar character a new adventure, while David Foster's music and Susan Birkenhead's lyrics turn her search for independence into a full-scale musical comedy. Jerry Mitchell directs and choreographs, bringing dance into a story that practically begs to break out of its cartoon frame.

Saturday night at Detroit's Fisher Theatre is a chance to trade another ordinary evening for an extraordinary one. Bring someone who grew up knowing Betty's wink, or someone who simply loves big-hearted musical comedy. You don't need a childhood attachment to enjoy the joke: the woman who seems to have everything just wants a normal life.

BOOP! plays Saturday, December 12, 2026, at 7:30 PM. Pick your seats and see what happens when Betty finally gets to write her own story.